Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · FL · 30.24104, -85.03039
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 35 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat RampNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- DDump35 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
35 ft
State
FL
Coordinates
30.24104, -85.03039
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Gully Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOrange · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.9 mi
- HardwareWewa Ace Hardware · ~13.0 mi
EV charging — from Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.0 mi straight-line SW — Mexico Beach Vistors Center · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 76 within 100 · 165 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.1 mi — Marianna, FL - Tesla Supercharger, Marianna
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.1 mi — THE CALHOUN CALHOUN 1, Blountstown, FL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 387944 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp · National Forests in Florida · FL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCamel Lake Boat Launch · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomCamel Lake Campground · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomCamel Lake Day Use Area · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomWright Lake Day Use · ~16.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camel Lake Recreation Area Apalachicola National Forest~3.6 mi
- Cliff Lake Hunt Camp~9.1 mi
- Cotton Landing Hunt Camp~13.3 mi
- Twin Poles Hunt Camp~13.6 mi
The unit that manages Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp are set by National Forests in Florida, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Big Gulley Hunt Camp & Boat Ramp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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